What’s a Chromebook? It’s a laptop that uses Google’s new Chrome OS.
Computer operating systems you’ve used heretofore have almost certainly run programs and stored data locally. That leads to the need for huge hard drives, data backup systems and lots of software updating. The Chrome OS runs almost entirely off the cloud. That is, the software a Chromebook uses to run is all online. With a Chromebook there’s nothing to update. And you’ll never run out of storage space!
The easy-to-use Chrome operating system is currently available in netbooks made by two manufacturers: Acer and Samsung. This Acer-Samsung comparison review of the Chromebook concludes that the Samsung is the better of the two. And we agree.
The Samsung Chromebook has an 8.5 hour batter life, a beautiful 12.1″ display and a built-in HD webcam with a built-in noise cancelling microphone (perfect for Skype calls). From $430
And would you like some milk or arsenic with that?
The 33rd atomic element—also a well-known poison—is celebrated on this bone china mug. Use it as a friendly reminder to a boyfriend you are on the outs with or a boss whose job you’re bucking for. £6.99
It’s more environmentally-friendly than wall paper and more interesting than paint. It’s the Wall Flats from Inhabit.
Wall Flats are extremely environmentally friendly, made from renewable bagasse1. But it’s the textured look this 3D wallpaper creates that we find so vondrous. The interesting shadow designs cast by Wall Flats make them especially great for rooms with a lot of sun exposure and changing light patterns.
After using an Osprey Sojourn to both rush through airports on business trips and backpack to the base camp of Mount Everest, the editors of Spot Cool Stuff named it the best backpack-wheeled bag hybrid. So who are we to disagree? 
Jeremy May’s Paper Rings are literally so. But you have to look closely to notice. That’s because each is created with a “special” (read, secret) laminating process that compresses hundreds of sheets of paper into a hard, durable structure with a high gloss finish.
Close carefully, though, and you can see hints of each ring’s literary origins—patterns of paper, smidgeons of words and bits of illustration. Each ring is unique and May takes care to match each Paper Ring’s design to the book from which the paper came.
The Paper Rings are part of the literary-themed Littlefly collection that also includes bracelets, necklaces, pendants and earrings. Are are absolutely wonderful!
Take a bath under the stars. Every day. Even when the sun is out and you are indoors.
The Homestar Aqua Tokyo Sky Tree is a compact, waterproof home planetarium. Though about the size of a medium cup of coffee, it can display over 10,000 celestial objects on you bathroom ceiling for up to 3 hours between battery changes. Sold by Japan Trends Shop. US$70
